After Tiger started the thread for tracking Rothes and Mallachie I thought that we could do with a thread for the tracking of ospreys fitted with transmitters by Roy Dennis. As the "summer" marches on it won't be long before the only way we can get our osprey fix is to follow their migrations.
This year we have the opportunity of following all three tagged birds from last year: Nimrod, Beatrice and Morven. It will be fascinating to find out if they will winter in exactly the same place as last year, and also whether they take the same route.
Added to that Roy has tagged two more adult males this year, Red/white 8T (an Abernethy bird) and Morven's other half (Logie's ex fella). I'm not certain whether Roy has any further transmitters or will attempt to catch any more adult males but, including Rothes and Mallachie, we will be able to follow at least 7 ospreys on their incredible journeys this autumn.
Must have been looking the wrong way - how frustrating!!! It's comforting to know this is not exceptional behaviour & am wondering if I'll be back there in a week or 2 to attempt another sighting!
Blue MB sighted again today.
http://birdingamersham.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html
Yellow 75 sighted on migration on Wrights wanderings near Algeciras. This is a female English or Welsh osprey but where did it originate from?
http://wrightswanderings.blogspot.com/2009/11/osprey.html
Blue MB was ringed as a chick in July this year at a nest in Clyde according to a message from Lee Evans on the Hertsbirding email group. The birdingamersham blog also indicates that it was still around yesterday.
Thanks Vespa . I was wondering if you could be more specific as Clyde is a river in South West Scotland and I was not aware of any ospreys in that area?
Hi Alan, Sorry no other details. Message says that he is still waiting for details from the actual ringer but the juvenile OSPREY was ringed as a chick in a Clyde eyrie in July of this year.
Thanks Vespa. Any info is useful. It is interesting to me as I used to live near the Clyde valley in Scotland.
FAB
Vespa Crabro and Alan, thanks for all your investigative work and I look forward to the results, although I do hope the 'Clyde' juvenile moves on to warmer climes soon.
Blue MB is still around today. Some photos too:
Thanks Alan.